Stakes are high in the Democratic primary for a New Jersey congressional seat: The winner will face a candidate who defected from the party to support Trump. Source: New York Times
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U.S. Attorney Ousted by Barr Will Testify Privately Before Congress
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2020
The interview with Geoffrey S. Berman, the former top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, is part of Democrats’ inquiry into potential Justice Department politicization. Source: New York Times
Descendants of Suffragists Reflect on the Fight for Women's Right to Vote
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2020
One hundred years after the 19th Amendment, suffragists’ descendants consider how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go. Source: New York Times
Insurgent Wave in New York Pushes Old Guard Democrats Aside
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2020
Three insurgent candidates were poised to win their congressional primaries in New York, hinting at a broad directional change for the party. Source: New York Times
Obamacare Faces Unprecedented Test as Economy Sinks
By Gotham Rex on June 27, 2020
The battles over the health law have played out during a decade of continuous economic growth. How it performs as a safety net now may help determine its future. Source: New York Times
Florida Smirked at New York's Coronavirus Crisis. Now It Has Its Own.
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2020
With infections surging in Florida while they retreat in New York, the two states and their governors reflect the shifting course of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Inside William Barr's Effort to Undermine N.Y. Prosecutors
By Gotham Rex on June 25, 2020
The firing of the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan was foreshadowed by a disagreement over a case linked to President Trump. Source: New York Times
‘Black Lives Matter’ Will Be Painted on Street Outside Trump Tower
By Gotham Rex on June 25, 2020
Mayor de Blasio’s plan drew an inflammatory response from the president, who used it to try to stoke tensions between protesters and the police. Source: New York Times
Engel Falls Behind as Insurgent Wave Upends House Primaries in N.Y.
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2020
Following the 2018 success of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, three progressive Democrats took commanding leads in their primaries. Source: New York Times
Republicans Retain House Seat in Special Election in Western N.Y.
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2020
Chris Jacobs, a Republican state senator, will succeed Chris Collins, who resigned and pleaded guilty last year to insider trading charges. Source: New York Times
In a G.O.P. Stronghold, a Vacant House Seat Gives Democrats Hope
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2020
A special election in Western New York on Tuesday may be another test of President Trump’s support in the November 2020 election. Source: New York Times
Trump Fires Berman at S.D.N.Y. After Tensions Over Inquiries
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2020
The president’s move heightened criticism that he was purging his administration of officials whose independence could be a threat to his re-election. Source: New York Times
‘This Is a Change Election’: Will 2 Entrenched House Members Fall?
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2020
Two candidates who lost to incumbent members of Congress in 2018 are back. An altered political landscape may give them a lift this time. Source: New York Times
Trump and de Blasio: ‘Together, at the Wrong Time in History’
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2020
The chief executives of the country and its biggest city have found themselves diminished as leaders, lacking the trust of the people they serve. Source: New York Times